Alison Krauss & Union Station.
The Captain's Daughter.
Album: Johnny Cash, The Music, Forever Words.
Capo 1.
Intro: C Am C F C Am F C Dm7 C
C Am
I'm a poor boy as you know,
C
But I love the Captain's daughter so,
C Dm7
If I begged her would she go?
D7 F C Dm7 F C
Or would she tell me no, no, no, no, no, no?
C Am
Daddy is a sailor man,
C F
Your fresh from the farm land,
C Am
He said when you ask my hand,
D7 F C Dm7 F C
For me to tell you no, no, no, no, no, no.
Break: Am C F C Am7 F C Dm7 C
C Am
Your daddy's gone away to sea,
C F C
You're as lovely as can be,
Am
Come and go away with me,
D7 F C Dm7 F C
Oh, don't you tell me no, no, no, no, no, no.
Chorus:
Am G
My daddy owns a clipper ship,
G
He brings me pearls on every trip,
F
Pink champagne for me to sip,
D7
And you're the poorest boy,
F C Dm7 F C
I know, know, know, know, know.
Break: G Am C F C Am F C Dm7 C
C Am
I've got no pearls to give you,
C F
I've got two arms and heart that's true,
C Am7
We could start with a dream or two,
D7 F C Dm7 G C
Oh won't you say you'll go, go?
C Am
The poor boy came from the farm land,
C Fmaj7
She was the daughter of a sailor man,
C Am
The Captain says 'When he begs your hand',
D7 F C Dm7 F C
You better tell him no, no, no, no, no, no.
Chorus:
Am
She said 'Papa don't you worry please',
G
The poor boy begs me upon his knees,
F C
I'd never leave this life of ease,
D7 D
With the poor boy goes.
C Am
The captain kissed her and he went to sea,
C F
The poor boy said 'Go away with me',
C Am
You're lonely and you shouldn't be,
D7 F C Dm7 F C
Oh, don't you tell me no, no, no, no, no, no.
Chorus:
Am G
My daddy owns a clipper ship,
G
He brings me pearls on every trip,
F
Pink champagne for me to sip,
D7
And you're the poorest boy,
F C Dm7 F C
I know, know, know, know, know.
C Am
Your daddy's given you a home,
C F
But you've got nobody when he is gone,
F
I'll go and leave you all alone,
D7 Am F C
If the answer is still no, no, no.
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